What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Year
- 2016
- Description
- Profiles American singer, musician, and civil rights activist Nina Simone, known as the High Priestess of Soul. Based on archival footage, diaries, home video, and rare recordings and features interviews with daughter Lisa Simone Kelly and guitarist/collaborator Al Schackman.
- Director
- Garbus, Liz
- Writer
- Garbus, Liz
- Producer
- Garbus, Liz; Hobby, Amy; Jackson, Jayson; Wilkes, Justin
- Cinematographer
- Martinović, Igor; Morrison, Rachel
- Editor
- Pearson, Joshua L.
- Production Team
- Netflix, Radical Media, Moxie Firecracker, and Eagle Vision
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- English
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (116 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (116 min.), or 1 streaming video (116 min.)
- Type
- Color with black and white sequences
- Additional Content
- Available in DVD/CD and Blu-ray/CD combo sets. The DVD and Blu-ray disc include bonus interviews. The CD includes recordings by Nina Simone.
- Production Notes
- Broadcast on Netflix on June 26, 2015.
Earned a 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary. - Original Release Date
- 2015
- Updated
- 11-17-2022
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
Hollywood Reporter, Jan. 23, 2015New York Times, June 23, 2015
RogerEbert.com, June 24, 2015
Rolling Stone, June 29, 2015
Video Librarian, Nov.–Dec. 2016, 39